Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Yellow Star of David patch of the type required by the German occupation authorities, starting April 29, 1942, to be worn by all Jewish persons in the Netherlands over the age of six to make it easy to identfiy and separate them from the general population.
- Date
-
received:
after 1942 April-before 1945 May
- Geography
-
received:
Netherlands
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Fred and Katie Rose
- Markings
- front, black dye : Jood [Jew]
Physical Details
- Language
- Dutch
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Badges
- Object Type
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Star of David badges (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Yellow cloth badge in the shape of a 6 pointed Star of David sewn to white cloth backing. The star outline is formed from 2 overlapping, dyed triangles and has Dutch text in a pseudo-Hebrew font in the center. There is a dotted cutting line printed outside the star along the cloth border and hand stitching along the edges.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cloth, dye
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Fred and Katie Rose.
- Record last modified:
- 2025-01-28 08:46:11
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Also in Fred and Katie Rose collection
The collection consists of materials issued to Dutch citizens during and immediately after World War II.
Date: 1940-1945
Fred and Katie Rose papers
Document
Includes a notification of foreclosure, underground Dutch resistence newspaper, and notification to report to a displaced persons camp.
